This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...to 320 grains. 3. The Amir Shahi coin (see Plate IV. fig. 20). This piece was introduced by Amir Sinha, elder brother to the Maharaja Jaswant Sinha, to whom the Emperor Shah Jahan (a.d. 1628 to 1658) had given the pargana of Nagore in jagir. The coins must have been issued over a considerable period, but the coining of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...to 320 grains. 3. The Amir Shahi coin (see Plate IV. fig. 20). This piece was introduced by Amir Sinha, elder brother to the Maharaja Jaswant Sinha, to whom the Emperor Shah Jahan (a.d. 1628 to 1658) had given the pargana of Nagore in jagir. The coins must have been issued over a considerable period, but the coining of them has been long discontinued. The coins are without impress on one surface, on the other they bear an inscription in Persian characters within a square border (see the drawing). Weight. The coins average 255 grains in weight. Table Showing The Quantities Of Gold, Silver, And Copper Coined In The Jodhpor State From The Tear 1884 The End Of 1891 Old mint-marks of the State according to Prinsep,1 but unknown to me: --Jodhpur-- -J Nagore--KUCHAWAN The only vassal of the Jodhpur Raj allowed to coin is the Takhur of Kuchawan. The Takhur belongs to the clan Udawut, and in the Durbar he ranks as the first noble in the second class; his revenue is said to be about 50,000 rupees a year, an amount considerably greater than the revenue of many of the first-class nobles. Kuchawan is a "bhum" or allodial estate, internally independent except in very important cases. Kuchawan, the capital town of the country, is a walled city situated on an elevation of considerable height. Prom the fortress an extensive view is obtained of the surrounding country; it is situated on the sand-track or road leading from the railway station at Phalera to Bikaner. 1 Uuful Tables, pi. xlvi. No gold or copper coins have ever been struck by the Kuchawan Takhurs. Silver coinage. There have been two distinct issues of silver coins. The pieces are the rupee, eight-anna, and four-anna bits. 1. The ...
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